Chimney Cap & Crown in Yorktown, NY

On Yorktown's postwar homes from the 1950s through 1970s, original concrete chimney crowns are now 50-70 years old and typically show active hairline cracking from decades of freeze-thaw cycling. In the wooded watershed setting of Yorktown, a cracked crown allows moisture to penetrate masonry that is more consistently moist than in drier communities — making crown failure more damaging here than on comparable chimneys in drier suburban locations. On Yorktown's wooded residential lots throughout all five hamlets, a missing or failed cap also provides access for the abundant local wildlife — raccoons, squirrels, and birds are active throughout the town's preserved open land and wooded residential streets.

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Meridian Contracting installs and repairs chimney caps and crowns throughout Yorktown and northern Westchester.